Higher Wars

By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U.S. soldiers defeated a Chinese division of 25,000 men in what has been called the Gettysburg of the Korean War.

A beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies emerges from the horrors of World War II in this New York Times bestseller by the author of Devotion, now a major motion picture Four days before Christmas in 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its...

Author Jason Ryan takes us back to the heady days before drug smuggling was synonymous with deadly gunplay. During this golden age of marijuana trafficking, the country's most prominent kingpins were a group of wayward and fun-loving Southern gentlemen who forsook college educations to sail drug-laden luxury sailboats across the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Les Riley, Barry Foy, and their comrades eschewed violence as much as they loved pleasure, and it was greed, lust, and disaster at sea that ultimately caught up with them, along with the law.

What is the price of honor? It took 10 years for Vietnam War Nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question - and the answer was a heavy one. 

33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. It's the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, movie moguls to samurai swordsmen.

Betrayal of Command: A Marine’s Fight for Honor in the Age of Hypocrisy When loyalty collides with truth, leadership is tested not on the battlefield—but in the boardrooms of power. Lieutenant Colonel Asad “Genghis” Khan, USMC (Ret.) was not born into the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned his place through grit, faith, and an unshakable belief in the values that defined it: honor, courage, and commitment. From a boyhood in the tribal mountains of Pakistan to commanding Marines across the Middle East and South Asia, his story embodies the American ideal—until that same institution ...

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward delivers an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes narrative exploring the intricate dynamics of Ukraine, the Middle East, and the American presidency, offering unparalleled insights into political intrigue and global...

"Powerhouse narrating duo Michael Kramer and Kate Reading bring their outstanding skills to this stunning continuation of the Stormlight Archive series...This audiobook is truly a masterpiece of story and performance." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner An instant #1 New York Times...

A galaxy on the brink of collapse. An order hunted from all sides. Ancient powers awakening in the Astral deep. And one mission that could doom — or save — everything. Now available in audiobook format — featuring Amazon’s Virtual Voice edition. The Dominion War Complete Series (Books 1–4) An epic, multi-faction space opera where Astral powers, political betrayal, and ancient enemies ignite a war that could consume the galaxy. Across a fractured galaxy, the balance of power is failing. The Edo — an elite order of Astral-sensitive warriors sworn to uphold peace — stand isolated...

A family curse. A frontier reckoning. And a darkness that remembers every sin. RC Sandoval didn’t return to Clayton, New Mexico, looking for redemption. After the divorce and the war, he wanted quiet. But when his estranged father dies, RC inherits the remote high‑desert ranch he grew up on—and the secrets buried beneath it. Something is wrong on the land. Cattle won’t settle. Tracks appear where nothing should walk. Shadows move with intent. And when bodies begin turning up—torn apart in ways no predator could manage—RC realizes the past he tried to escape has teeth. Something ...

In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America's shores, FDR found himself in a world turned upside down, where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracy's first "total war", he turned to one of history's most remarkable triumvirates.

Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Suddenly, a German Messerschmitt fighter pulled up on his tail. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would later be called 'the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.'

Sometimes the past leaves you no choice but to fight for a future.Immerse yourself in the heart-stopping world of World War II, where duty collides with morality and survival demands more than courage — it requires sacrifice. With two of their men wounded a company of English soldiers takes shelter in a convent. Also seeking sanctuary there is Joliane, a young Frenchwoman who is wanted by the local Marquis for supposedly collaborating with the Gestapo. Discovering that when they leave, she will be taken away and shot, Albert Clemens, the company sergeant, decides to take her with them. ...

In this monumental story of American imperial conquest and capitalist development, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Steven Hahn dismantles the conventional histories of the 19th century and offers a perspective that promises to be as enduring as it is controversial. It begins and ends in Mexico and is throughout internationalist in orientation. It challenges the political narrative of sectionalism, emphasizing the national footing of slavery and the struggle between the Northeast and the Mississippi Valley for continental supremacy.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, José Cuervo inherited his family's humble distillery, La Rojeña, in the Tequila Valley. Within a decade, it would become Mexico's leading producer of tequila. But when the Mexican Revolution erupted, a charge of treason and a death threat against him by Pancho Villa forced Cuervo to flee. In Tequila Wars, award-winning author Ted Genoways restores Cuervo to his place as a key player in Mexico's formative period. Before the revolution, Cuervo's acclaim spread worldwide, and once war broke out, Cuervo remained an impresario, kingmaker, and cultural force.

"Narrator Kristen Sieh skillfully guides listeners through Ilona Andrews's complex, detail-oriented narrative... it never drags because Sieh makes every character feel real..." — Library Journal (Starred Review) Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from...

A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – The Ships of Merior is book two in the epic fantasy series, The Wars of Light and Shadow. The second volume of Janny Wurts's incomparable series following Arithon and Lysaer, two brothers forced to take opposite sides in a...

🔥From New York Times, USA TODAY, #1 Dark Fantasy and Amazon Top-15 Bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett comes the Collector’s Edition of the explosive final arc in the Blood Series—a dark romantasy where destiny, desire and damnation collide🔥 🩸 Alpha Blood (Book 9) 154 reviews/ 4.5⭐ Julia Caldwell refuses to be Hades’ pawn. As ancient wars reignite and the supernatural balance tilts, she defies her fate and declares rebellion—igniting a conflict that will decide the survival of vampires, werewolves, and humankind alike. ✨ Allies, enemies and secrets entwine: Jenni—torn ...

“J.R. Ward is a powerhouse in the genre and never disappoints!”--Rebecca Yarros, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Absolutely unputdownable!"--Jennifer Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Crown of War and Shadow is a brand new, sweeping, slow-burn romantasy from #1 New York...

The Stormlight Archive saga continues in Rhythm of War, the sensational fourth book in Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times bestselling series. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a...